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- From: rubyd@wam.umd.edu (teresa marie Cannon)
- Subject: CHOCOLATE ROMANCE CAKE
- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 14:58:25 +0000
- Message-ID: <9411232055.ay01924@post.demon.co.uk>
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- I got this recipe off a Compuserve forum...
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- CHOCOLATE ROMANCE CAKE
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- 2 c. cake flour or 1-3/4 c. all purpose flour, unsifted
- 1 t. baking soda
- 4 T. powdered buttermilk
- 9 T. cocoa powder
- 1 t. vanilla
- 1-1/2 c. sugar
- 1 t. salt
- 1 t. cinnamon
- 1 t. ground cloves
- 1 t. allspice
- 1/2 c + 3 T. mayonnaise or shortening (MAYO MAKES CAKE EXTRA MOIST!)
- 2 eggs
- 1c. sour cream
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- Prehaet oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 or 3 8-inch layer pans or
- 1 9x12x2 cake pan. Mix all dry ingredients together. Blend in mayonnaise,
- eggs, vanilla and 1/2 of sour cream. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed with
- mixer or 300 strokes by hand. Add remaining sour cream and beat 2 minutes
- longer. Pour into pans. Bake 25 to 35 minutes until toothpick comes out
- clean. Cool on rack a few minutes before removing from pan. When
- completely cool, frost cake.
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- FROSTING:
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1 stick butter
- 1 box confectioners sugar
- a dash or two of cinnamon (optional)
- 1/4 c. cocoa powder
- 1 t. vanilla
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- Cream butter and cream cheese together until fluffy, gradually add dry
- ingredients one at a time until all are well blended. Add vanilla and
- blend well.
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